What had happened other than that he was covered in blood. She was just broken and lost. There is a murderer out there. And its terrifying. Craig Melvin Voiceover it was supposed to be an Anniversary Celebration, 32 years together. They were in love even after all those years. They were very happy together. Craig Melvin Voiceover suddenly an intimate moment turned to infinite terror. I just hear saying, help, someones in trouble. I was scared. I was scared. Craig Melvin Voiceover a husband found murdered in a closet, a wife tied up in another. They found her on the ground with her hands behind her back. She just had bruising on her arms and on her face. Inconsolable, screaming, crying. Craig Melvin Voiceover who could be behind this . It just eats me up inside. Craig Melvin Voiceover their only daughter desperate for justice for her dad. Be careful what you wish for. Everybody gasped. Nobody could believe it. This terrifies me because this could happen to anybody. Hello, and welcome to
Turned to infinite terror. I just hear help. Someones in trouble. I was scared. I was scared. A husband found murdered in a closet. A wife tied up in another. They found her on the ground with her hands behind her back. She just had bruising on her arms and on her face. Inconsolable, screaming, crying. Who could be behind this . It just eats me up inside. Their only daughter, desperate for justice for her dad. Be careful what you wish for. Everybody gasped. Nobody could believe it. This terrifies me because this could happen to anybody. Hello and welcome to dateline. She was his teenage crush. Then puppy love turned into a lifelong love affair. Eventually High School Sweethearts jamie and Sandra Melgard got married and raised a daughter. They were celebrating a remarkable 32 years together when jamie was brutally murdered. To crack the case, investigators would have to uncover the secrets of an illusion worthy of the great houdini. Heres Dennis Murphy with unspeakable. Reporter the Sce
terror. i just heard, help, someone is in trouble. i was scared. i was scared. a husband found murdered in a closet. a wife, tied up in another. they found her on the ground with her hands behind him back. she had bruising on her arms and on her face. inconsolable. screaming, crying. who could be behind this? it s me up inside their only daughter, desperate for justice for her dead. be careful what you wish for. everybody gasped. nobody could believe it. this terrifies me because this could happen to anybody. hello, and welcome to dateline. she was his teenage crush, then, puppy love turned into a lifelong love affair. eventually, high school sweethearts jamie melgar and sandra melgar got married and raised a daughter. they were celebrating a remarkable 32 years together when jamie was brutally murdered. to crack the case, investigators would have to uncover an illusion worthy of the great houdini. here is dennis murphy with unspeakable . the
Offered one up for the jury anyway. there was no evidence of infidelity or typical marriage troubles. still, she suggested that sandra wanted out. but their religion made it impossible to split up the usual way. jehovah s witnesses don t allow you to divorce, unless someone is cheating. it s very clear that jaime was not that guy. divorce target ostracized, i get can talk with my friends. but if i kill him, and i will find out, i m not ostracized. but reporter: wasn t sandra too frail to commit such violence, close quarters crime? maybe not. the medical examiner s report that jaime suffered 31 sharp force wounds. but none very deep. so, kind of stab, stab, counting taunting kind of injuries? or maybe not much force used, or maybe a weaker person. so reporter: how did the attack go down? the prosecutor had a vivid scenario of a lethal seduction. the prosecution thinks that sandra melgar lured jaime to the bedroom under the guise of
Deal. an inseparable couple. sandra studied nursing and jamie set aside every time he could for his family, juggling their job as a computer programmer while investing in real estate. happy family? very happy family. definitely a daddy s girl growing up. reporter: and yet he carried himself with a certain goofy joy, as melissa remembers. and he s going? i yes, very easy going. very easy to talk to. at the worst jokes. there were so bad that you just hop in grown and they became known as jim jokes. militias and sandra would really rise and then laugh intelligently at uncle jimmy. i remember him being like, oh, your uncle. the family s life around not just family but church as well. they joined the jehovah s witnesses early in the relationship. but by her early twenties the daughter liz had left the church. ? newly independent, she rushed into a marriage, a bad one. to that he was involved in